# Vadakarai Village, Kariapatti, Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Kariapatti, Virudhunagar 

# Vadakarai

Vadakarai is a village in Kariapatti sub-district of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **626104**. The 2011 Census counted **151 people in 44 households**, the 68th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%.

- 151people (2011)
- 44households
- 65.7%literacy
- 626104PIN code

## Vadakarai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Vadakarai is 626104.** Vadakarai falls in Kariapatti sub-district, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code626104
- Gram panchayatPisindi
- Community development blockKariapatti
- Census village code641405

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Vadakarai from nearby towns?

- Kariapatti (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Virudhunagar (district HQ)18 km by road
- Mallankinaru (nearest town)8 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Vadakarai?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Vadakarai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Pisindi
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Alagianallur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Virudhunagar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kalkurichi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Vadakarai known for?

The main crops are **corn, cotton and jasmine**. About 7% of the 147 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Vadakarai

Of every 100 households in Vadakarai in 2011, 64 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Vadakarai · ■ Kariapatti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**89%

Tap water ****100%**

**82%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**77%

Use banking services ****8%**

**33%

Television ****79%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**8%

Own their home ****89%**

**92%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Vadakarai?

■ Vadakarai · ■ Kariapatti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.7%**

**73.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1068**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**970

Working population ****58.3%**

**53.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.7% for men and 59.2% for women. 60% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 51 (58%) · **■** Household industry 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 34 (39%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Kariapatti

- Kilakanjirangulam194 people
- Periaalangulam192 people
- Keelidayankulam176 people
- Melakanjirangulam175 people
- Vellakulam142 people
- Karungulam Nedungulam123 people
- Sirukulam109 people
- Kurianjakkulam94 people

[All 101 villages in Kariapatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/kariapatti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Vadakarai?626104
- How far is Vadakarai from Virudhunagar?18 km by road
- What is the population of Vadakarai?151 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vadakarai in?Virudhunagar district (Kariapatti sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Vadakarai?65.7% (Census 2011)